縫 (féng)

to sew; to stitch

How 縫 is written

Strokes
16
Radical
糹 — silk
Traditional
縫
Simplified
缝

Components

縫 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

féng
to sew; to stitch
fèng
seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4]

Common words using 縫

縫隙 fèngxì
small crack; chink
裁縫 cáiféng
tailor; dressmaker
裂縫 lièfèng
crack; crevice; CL:道[dao4]
夾縫 jiāfèng
crack; crevice
無縫 wúfèng
seamless
牙縫 yáfèng
gap between teeth
絎縫 hángféng
to quilt
縫合 fénghé
to sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound)
縫紉 féngrèn
to sew; tailoring
縫紉機 féngrènjī
sewing machine; CL:架[jia4]
縫線 féngxiàn
suture
縫補 féngbǔ
to darn (clothing); to sew and mend

縫 in a sentence

媽媽幫我把釦子縫好了。

Māma bāng wǒ bǎ kòuzi féng hǎo le.

“Mom helped me sew the button back on.”

How common is 縫?

縫 is the 1,849th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 96.5% of all running text.

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